Textile

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Description

Long, rectangular textile of thin, tie-dyed cotton. The outer border of the fabric has been dyed red, while the rectangular centre is a deep blue. Both the border and the centre panel are covered in geometric and curvilinear patterns in white and yellow; patterns are comprised of small, yellow and white, square, outline-like shapes, with the centres showing the ground colour. Circular areas of red dye evenly spaced throughout the blue centre also feature designs with small white squares.

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ID Number

959/3

Title

Textile

Item Name

textile

Culture

Indian

Material

fibre, cotton
dye

Place Made

India

Date Owned

to 1984/08/06

Owner

Friesen, Marta

Acquisition Date

1984/08/06

Source

Barrett Montford Endowment Fund [funding_source]

Source

Friesen, Marta [seller]

Measurements

height: 114 cm (overall), width: 467 cm (overall)

Item Classes

textiles

Condition

good

Accession Number

0959/0003

Description

Long, rectangular textile of thin, tie-dyed cotton. The outer border of the fabric has been dyed red, while the rectangular centre is a deep blue. Both the border and the centre panel are covered in geometric and curvilinear patterns in white and yellow; patterns are comprised of small, yellow and white, square, outline-like shapes, with the centres showing the ground colour. Circular areas of red dye evenly spaced throughout the blue centre also feature designs with small white squares.